prankster
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The possibility that it was a prankster on the radio may not be 0%.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 11, 2026
With that in mind, the shadow cockroach “Angels” projects into your kitchen may be just a bit of Peter Pan-esque play from an inveterate digital prankster.
From Salon ● Nov. 7, 2025
He is his own niche, a prankster who holds up a funhouse mirror to humanity and makes you wonder if the resultant image is more revealing than a normal one.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2025
The portrait was reportedly commissioned to fill an empty space that had briefly been filled with an image of Vladimir Putin by a prankster.
From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2025
He was almost impossible to overlook, in fact, if only because he was a chatterbox and a prankster and he made himself conspicuous.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
Naive, blundering hobbyists and reckless pranksters can also veer into restricted airspace, setting off alarms and potentially shutting down airport traffic.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2025
Goldie's mate, Regina, had her own adventure when she was snatched the following February by student pranksters at Manchester University who sawed through a padlock to access the cage.
From BBC ● Mar. 2, 2025
But like generations of pilgrims, dropouts, and merry pranksters before him, what he discovered on that journey was his mission.
From Salon ● Feb. 28, 2025
It could also be Bermuda, Elon Musk, teenage pranksters, the U.S.
From Slate ● Dec. 14, 2024
Leprechauns eat leaves and, despite their reputation as pranksters, are not known ever to have done lasting damage to a human.
From "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" by J.K. Rowling
